Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Ghent University

Index Ghent University

Ghent University (Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. [1]

165 relations: Academic Ranking of World Universities, Adolf von Baeyer, Adolphe Quetelet, André Vlerick, Ann Van Gysel, Arnoud De Meyer, August Kekulé, August Vermeylen, Bakelite, Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms, Belgian Revolution, Belgium, Bert De Graeve, Bertha De Vriese, Blandijn, Blandijnberg, Boekentoren, Catholic University of Leuven (1835–1968), Chief of General Staff (Israel), COinS, Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research, Content management system, Corneille Heymans, Daniel Varoujan, Désiré van Monckhoven, Derrick Gosselin, DevGen, Dirk Frimout, Dirk Van de Put, Dirk Verhofstadt, Dries Buytaert, Drupal, Dutch language, Emile Waxweiler, Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus Programme, Erasmus Student Network, Erwin Schrödinger, Etienne Vermeersch, European University Association, Faculty (division), Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert, Flamenpolitik, Flanders, Flemish Community, François Laurent, Franz Cumont, Free University of Brussels, French language, George de Hevesy, ..., Georges De Moor, Gerard Mortier, Ghent, Ghent Bio-Energy Valley, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University Library, Godfried-Willem Raes, Google Books, Greenbridge science park, Guido van Gheluwe, Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns, Guy Verhofstadt, Henri Pirenne, Henry van de Velde, Herman Liebaers, Herman Vanderpoorten, Hubert Lefèbvre, Hugo Van Heuverswyn, IMEC, IMinds, Innogenetics, Institut de Droit International, International Master of Science in Rural Development, International Olympic Committee, Israel Defense Forces, Jaap Kruithof, Jacques Rogge, Jacques-Joseph Haus, Jan De Maeseneer, Jean-Baptiste Minne-Barth, Jean-François Heymans, Jean-Pierre Nuel, Jo Bury, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Joseph Guislain, Joseph Plateau, Jozef Schell, Jules Van Praet, Julius Mac Leod, Karel Poma, Karel van de Woestijne, Katrien Vermeire, Latin, Leo Apostel, Leo Baekeland, Leopold Flam, List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945), List of universities in Belgium, Lodewijk De Raet, Luc Bossyns, Luc Coene, Luc Van den Bossche, Lucienne Herman-Michielsens, Marc Bossuyt, Marc Coucke, Marc Van Montagu, Marc Zabeau, Marguerite Legot, Mark Janse, Martin De Prycker, Martin Dobelle, Maurice Maeterlinck, May 1968 events in France, Michel de Kemmeter, Mondelez International, National Bank of Belgium, Nobel Prize, Omega Pharma, Open access in Belgium, Orde van den Prince, Papyrus 30, Paul Fredericq, Paul Mansion, Paul Van Cauwenberge, Paul van Geert, Peter Piot, Philippe Herreweghe, Pierre Nolf, Piet Vanthemsche, Prudens van Duyse, Public university, QS World University Rankings, Rector (academia), Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Robert Cailliau, Roland Peelman, Rudi Mariën, Rudy Dekeyser, S. N. Balagangadhara, Science and technology in Flanders, SGroup European Universities' Network, Social sustainability, Student activism, Suzanne Lilar, Thierry Bogaert, Time (magazine), Times Higher Education, Tom Lanoye, U.S. News & World Report, Unipept, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, United Nations, University, University Foundation, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Von Bissing University, Walter Fiers, William I of the Netherlands, Wim Blockmans, World War I, World War II, Xavier Saelens, Yaakov Dori, Yves Leterme, Zwijnaarde science park. Expand index (115 more) »

Academic Ranking of World Universities

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings.

New!!: Ghent University and Academic Ranking of World Universities · See more »

Adolf von Baeyer

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (31 October 1835 – 20 August 1917) was a German chemist who synthesised indigo, developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds (that was subsequently extended and adopted as part of the IUPAC organic nomenclature).

New!!: Ghent University and Adolf von Baeyer · See more »

Adolphe Quetelet

Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet FRSFor FRSE (22 February 1796 – 17 February 1874) was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist.

New!!: Ghent University and Adolphe Quetelet · See more »

André Vlerick

André, Baron Vlerick (1919–1990) was a Belgian politician, businessman, professor and founder of the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.

New!!: Ghent University and André Vlerick · See more »

Ann Van Gysel

Ann Van Gysel is a Belgian scientist and businesswoman.

New!!: Ghent University and Ann Van Gysel · See more »

Arnoud De Meyer

Arnoud De Meyer is a professor and Belgian national.

New!!: Ghent University and Arnoud De Meyer · See more »

August Kekulé

Friedrich August Kekulé, later Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz (7 September 1829 – 13 July 1896), was a German organic chemist.

New!!: Ghent University and August Kekulé · See more »

August Vermeylen

August Vermeylen (12 May 1872 in Brussels – 10 January 1945 in Uccle) was a Belgian writer and literature critic.

New!!: Ghent University and August Vermeylen · See more »

Bakelite

Bakelite (sometimes spelled Baekelite), or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is the first plastic made from synthetic components.

New!!: Ghent University and Bakelite · See more »

Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms

The Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM) is a Belgian government funded consortium of seven scientific institutions, who manage and exploit a collection of microbial and genetic resources.

New!!: Ghent University and Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms · See more »

Belgian Revolution

The Belgian Revolution (Belgische Revolution) was the conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces (mainly the former Southern Netherlands) from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Belgian Revolution · See more »

Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

New!!: Ghent University and Belgium · See more »

Bert De Graeve

Bert De Graeve (born 1955, Avelgem) is a Belgian businessman and since 20 May 2006 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Bekaert, where he succeeded Julien De Wilde.

New!!: Ghent University and Bert De Graeve · See more »

Bertha De Vriese

Bertha De Vriese (26 September 1877 – 17 March 1958) was a Belgian physician.

New!!: Ghent University and Bertha De Vriese · See more »

Blandijn

The Blandijn, short for Blandijnberg, is a building complex of Ghent University in the Belgian city Ghent and directly adjacent to Boekentoren, the tower of the Ghent University Library.

New!!: Ghent University and Blandijn · See more »

Blandijnberg

The Blandijnberg is a 29m high hill in the city center of Ghent in East Flanders, Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Blandijnberg · See more »

Boekentoren

The Boekentoren, (Dutch for Book Tower) is a famous building located in Ghent, Belgium, designed by the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde.

New!!: Ghent University and Boekentoren · See more »

Catholic University of Leuven (1835–1968)

The Catholic University of Leuven (of Louvain in French, and historically in English), founded as the Catholic University of Mechelen in 1834 and transferred to the town of Leuven in 1835, was considered the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Catholic University of Leuven (1835–1968) · See more »

Chief of General Staff (Israel)

The Chief of the General Staff, also known as the Commander-in-Chief of the Israel Defense Forces (Rosh HaMateh HaKlali, abbr. Ramatkal—), is the supreme commander and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.

New!!: Ghent University and Chief of General Staff (Israel) · See more »

COinS

ContextObjects in Spans, commonly abbreviated COinS, is a method to embed bibliographic metadata in the HTML code of web pages.

New!!: Ghent University and COinS · See more »

Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research

The Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research (CESAER) is a non-profit association of leading engineering universities in Europe.

New!!: Ghent University and Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research · See more »

Content management system

A content management system (CMS)Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy.

New!!: Ghent University and Content management system · See more »

Corneille Heymans

Corneille Jean François Heymans (28 March 1892 – 18 July 1968) was a Belgian physiologist.

New!!: Ghent University and Corneille Heymans · See more »

Daniel Varoujan

Daniel Varoujan (Դանիէլ Վարուժան, 20 April 188426 August 1915) was an Armenian poet of the early 20th century.

New!!: Ghent University and Daniel Varoujan · See more »

Désiré van Monckhoven

Désiré Charles Emanuel van Monckhoven (1834–1882) was a Belgian chemist, physicist, and photographic researcher.

New!!: Ghent University and Désiré van Monckhoven · See more »

Derrick Gosselin

Derrick Philippe Boduin Gosselin (Menen, 1956) is a Belgian engineer and economist.

New!!: Ghent University and Derrick Gosselin · See more »

DevGen

| name.

New!!: Ghent University and DevGen · See more »

Dirk Frimout

Dirk Dries David Damiaan, Viscount Frimout (born 21 March 1941 in Poperinge, Belgium) is an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency.

New!!: Ghent University and Dirk Frimout · See more »

Dirk Van de Put

Dirk van de Put (born 1959/60) is a Belgian businessman, and the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Mondelez International, since November 2017.

New!!: Ghent University and Dirk Van de Put · See more »

Dirk Verhofstadt

Dirk Verhofstadt (b. Dendermonde 1955) is a Belgian social liberal (Rawlsian) theorist and brother of former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt.

New!!: Ghent University and Dirk Verhofstadt · See more »

Dries Buytaert

Dries Buytaert (born 19 November 1978 in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium) is an open-source software programmer notable as founder and lead developer of the Drupal CMS.

New!!: Ghent University and Dries Buytaert · See more »

Drupal

Drupal is a free and open source content-management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License.

New!!: Ghent University and Drupal · See more »

Dutch language

The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.

New!!: Ghent University and Dutch language · See more »

Emile Waxweiler

Emile Waxweiler (1867–1916) was a Belgian engineer and sociologist.

New!!: Ghent University and Emile Waxweiler · See more »

Erasmus Mundus

The European Union's Erasmus Mundus programme aims to enhance quality in higher education through scholarships and academic co-operation between the EU and the rest of the world.

New!!: Ghent University and Erasmus Mundus · See more »

Erasmus Programme

The Erasmus Programme (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) is a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987.

New!!: Ghent University and Erasmus Programme · See more »

Erasmus Student Network

Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a Europe-wide student organisation.

New!!: Ghent University and Erasmus Student Network · See more »

Erwin Schrödinger

Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (12 August 1887 – 4 January 1961), sometimes written as or, was a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist who developed a number of fundamental results in the field of quantum theory, which formed the basis of wave mechanics: he formulated the wave equation (stationary and time-dependent Schrödinger equation) and revealed the identity of his development of the formalism and matrix mechanics.

New!!: Ghent University and Erwin Schrödinger · See more »

Etienne Vermeersch

Etienne Vermeersch (born May 2, 1934 in Sint-Michiels (nowadays part of Bruges)) is a Belgian (moral) philosopher, skeptic, opinion maker and debater.

New!!: Ghent University and Etienne Vermeersch · See more »

European University Association

The European University Association (EUA) represents and supports more than 850 institutions of higher education in 47 countries, providing them with a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher education and research policies.

New!!: Ghent University and European University Association · See more »

Faculty (division)

A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas.

New!!: Ghent University and Faculty (division) · See more »

Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert

Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert (21 July 1809 in Kortrijk – 3 July 1872 in Ghent) was a Flemish writer.

New!!: Ghent University and Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert · See more »

Flamenpolitik

Flamenpolitik (German; "Flemish policy") is the name for certain policies pursued by German authorities occupying Belgium during World War I and World War II.

New!!: Ghent University and Flamenpolitik · See more »

Flanders

Flanders (Vlaanderen, Flandre, Flandern) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history.

New!!: Ghent University and Flanders · See more »

Flemish Community

The term Flemish Community (Vlaamse Gemeenschap; Communauté flamande; Flämische Gemeinschaft) has two distinct, though related, meanings.

New!!: Ghent University and Flemish Community · See more »

François Laurent

François Laurent (8 July 1810 – 11 February 1887) was a Belgian historian and jurisconsult.

New!!: Ghent University and François Laurent · See more »

Franz Cumont

Franz-Valéry-Marie Cumont (3 January 1868 in Aalst, Belgium – 20 August 1947 in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre near Brussels) was a Belgian archaeologist and historian, a philologist and student of epigraphy, who brought these often isolated specialties to bear on the syncretic mystery religions of Late Antiquity, notably Mithraism.

New!!: Ghent University and Franz Cumont · See more »

Free University of Brussels

The Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles) was a university in Brussels, Belgium established in 1834.

New!!: Ghent University and Free University of Brussels · See more »

French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

New!!: Ghent University and French language · See more »

George de Hevesy

George Charles de Hevesy (Georg Karl von Hevesy; 1 August 1885 – 5 July 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals.

New!!: Ghent University and George de Hevesy · See more »

Georges De Moor

Professor Georges J. E. De Moor (born 25 August 1953, Ostend, Belgium) is a Belgian MD and head of the Department of Health Informatics and Medical Statistics of the University of Ghent (Ghent).

New!!: Ghent University and Georges De Moor · See more »

Gerard Mortier

Gerard Alfons August Mortier (Baron Mortier, 25 November 1943 – 8 March 2014) was a Belgian opera director and administrator of Flemish origin.

New!!: Ghent University and Gerard Mortier · See more »

Ghent

Ghent (Gent; Gand) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Ghent · See more »

Ghent Bio-Energy Valley

The Ghent Bio-Energy Valley is a joint initiative, started in 2005, of Ghent University, the city of Ghent, the Port of Ghent, the Development Agency East-Flanders and a number of industrial companies.

New!!: Ghent University and Ghent Bio-Energy Valley · See more »

Ghent University Hospital

Ghent University Hospital (Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent; UZ Gent) is one of the largest hospitals in Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital · See more »

Ghent University Library

The Ghent University Library (Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent) is located in the city of Ghent, Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Ghent University Library · See more »

Godfried-Willem Raes

Godfried-Willem Raes is a Belgian composer, performer and instrument maker.

New!!: Ghent University and Godfried-Willem Raes · See more »

Google Books

Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search and Google Print and by its codename Project Ocean) is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.

New!!: Ghent University and Google Books · See more »

Greenbridge science park

The GreenBridge science park is a business incubator and science park of Ghent University and is located on the Plassendale site in Ostend (Belgium).

New!!: Ghent University and Greenbridge science park · See more »

Guido van Gheluwe

Guido Richard van Gheluwe (3 April 1926, in Kortrijk – 1 October 2014, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian lawyer and founder of the Orde van den Prince.

New!!: Ghent University and Guido van Gheluwe · See more »

Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns

Gustave Henri Ange Hippolyte Rolin-Jaequemyns (31 January 1835 – 9 January 1902) was a Belgian attorney at law, diplomat and Minister of the Interior (1878–1884) as a member of the Unitarian Liberal Party.

New!!: Ghent University and Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns · See more »

Guy Verhofstadt

Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt (born 11 April 1953) is a Belgian politician who has served as the Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Belgium since 2009.

New!!: Ghent University and Guy Verhofstadt · See more »

Henri Pirenne

Henri Pirenne (23 December 1862 – 24 October 1935) was a Belgian historian.

New!!: Ghent University and Henri Pirenne · See more »

Henry van de Velde

Henry Clemens Van de Velde (3 April 1863 – 25 October 1957) was a Belgian painter, architect and interior designer.

New!!: Ghent University and Henry van de Velde · See more »

Herman Liebaers

Herman Liebaers (February 1, 1919 in Tienen, Belgium – November 9, 2010 in Jette, Brussels) was a Belgian linguist.

New!!: Ghent University and Herman Liebaers · See more »

Herman Vanderpoorten

Herman Vanderpoorten (25 August 1922 – 3 September 1984) was a Belgian liberal politician.

New!!: Ghent University and Herman Vanderpoorten · See more »

Hubert Lefèbvre

Hubert Lefèbvre (born 28 November 1878 in Paris, date of death unknown) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

New!!: Ghent University and Hubert Lefèbvre · See more »

Hugo Van Heuverswyn

Hugo Van Heuverswyn (born 1948) is a Belgian molecular biologist, biotech pioneer, entrepreneur and businessman.

New!!: Ghent University and Hugo Van Heuverswyn · See more »

IMEC

Imec is an international R&D and innovation hub, active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.

New!!: Ghent University and IMEC · See more »

IMinds

iMinds (formerly IBBT) was a Flemish non-profit organization, founded by the Flemish Government.

New!!: Ghent University and IMinds · See more »

Innogenetics

Innogenetics N.V. (now Fujirebio Europe N.V.) is an international in vitro diagnostics (IVD) company, with headquarters in Ghent, Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Innogenetics · See more »

Institut de Droit International

The Institute of International Law (French: Institut de Droit International) is an organization devoted to the study and development of international law, whose membership comprises the world's leading public international lawyers.

New!!: Ghent University and Institut de Droit International · See more »

International Master of Science in Rural Development

The International Master of Science in Rural Development (IMRD) is one of the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programs under the framework of European Education system.

New!!: Ghent University and International Master of Science in Rural Development · See more »

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

New!!: Ghent University and International Olympic Committee · See more »

Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit. "The Army of Defense for Israel"; جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal, are the military forces of the State of Israel.

New!!: Ghent University and Israel Defense Forces · See more »

Jaap Kruithof

Jaap Kruithof (Berchem, 13 December 1929 - Boechout, 25 February 2009) was a Belgian philosopher and writer.

New!!: Ghent University and Jaap Kruithof · See more »

Jacques Rogge

Jacques Jean Marie Rogge, Count Rogge (born 2 May 1942) is a Belgian sports administrator and physician who served as the eighth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013.

New!!: Ghent University and Jacques Rogge · See more »

Jacques-Joseph Haus

Jacques-Joseph Haus (5 January 1796 – 23 February 1881) was a Belgian lawyer.

New!!: Ghent University and Jacques-Joseph Haus · See more »

Jan De Maeseneer

Professor Jan De Maeseneer (born 30 June 1952, in Ghent) is a Belgian family physician and Head of the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care of Ghent University.

New!!: Ghent University and Jan De Maeseneer · See more »

Jean-Baptiste Minne-Barth

Jean-Baptiste Minne-Barth (2 September 1796 – 17 February 1851) was a lawyer and Belgian Orangist politician.

New!!: Ghent University and Jean-Baptiste Minne-Barth · See more »

Jean-François Heymans

Jean-François Heymans, also Jan Frans Heymans (25 December 1859, Gooik – 10 April 1932, Middelkerke) was a Belgian pharmacologist and physiologist.

New!!: Ghent University and Jean-François Heymans · See more »

Jean-Pierre Nuel

Jean-Pierre Nuel (February 27, 1847 – August 21, 1920) was a Luxembourgian-Belgian ophthalmologist and physiologist who was a native of Tétange.

New!!: Ghent University and Jean-Pierre Nuel · See more »

Jo Bury

Jo Bury was till 2012, Managing Director of VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) and previously held the post of Managing Director of VLAB (Flanders Action Programme in Biotechnology).

New!!: Ghent University and Jo Bury · See more »

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (14 January 1798 – 4 June 1872) was a Dutch statesman of a liberal bent, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century.

New!!: Ghent University and Johan Rudolph Thorbecke · See more »

Joseph Guislain

Joseph Guislain (Ghent, 2 February 1797 – Ghent, 1 April 1860) was a Belgian physician and a pioneer in psychiatry.

New!!: Ghent University and Joseph Guislain · See more »

Joseph Plateau

Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau (14 October 1801 – 15 September 1883) was a Belgian physicist.

New!!: Ghent University and Joseph Plateau · See more »

Jozef Schell

Jozef Stefaan "Jeff" baron Schell (20 July 1935 – 17 April 2003) was a Belgian molecular biologist.

New!!: Ghent University and Jozef Schell · See more »

Jules Van Praet

Jules Van Praet (2 July 1806 – 29 December 1887) was a Belgian diplomat and personal secretary of King Leopold I of Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Jules Van Praet · See more »

Julius Mac Leod

Julius Mac Leod (19 February 1857 – 3 March 1919), was a Belgian biologist and professor at the University of Ghent.

New!!: Ghent University and Julius Mac Leod · See more »

Karel Poma

Karel Emiel Hubert, Baron Poma (14 March 1920 – 27 December 2014) was a Belgian liberal and politician for the PVV.

New!!: Ghent University and Karel Poma · See more »

Karel van de Woestijne

Carolus Petrus Eduardus Maria "Karel" van de Woestijne (Ghent, 10 March 1878 – Zwijnaarde, 24 August 1929) was a Flemish writer and brother of the painter Gustave van de Woestijne.

New!!: Ghent University and Karel van de Woestijne · See more »

Katrien Vermeire

Katrien Vermeire (born Ostend, 1979) is a Belgian artist.

New!!: Ghent University and Katrien Vermeire · See more »

Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

New!!: Ghent University and Latin · See more »

Leo Apostel

Leo Apostel (Antwerp, 4 September 1925 – Ghent, 10 August 1995) was a Belgian philosopher and professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University.

New!!: Ghent University and Leo Apostel · See more »

Leo Baekeland

Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland FRSE(Hon) (November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian-American chemist.

New!!: Ghent University and Leo Baekeland · See more »

Leopold Flam

Leopold Flam (16 March 1912 – 29 September 1995) was a Belgian philosopher.

New!!: Ghent University and Leopold Flam · See more »

List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)

The list of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945) contains all universities which existed in Europe between the French Revolution and the end of World War II.

New!!: Ghent University and List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945) · See more »

List of universities in Belgium

This is a list of universities in Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and List of universities in Belgium · See more »

Lodewijk De Raet

Lodewijk De Raet (Brussels, 17 February 1870 – Vorst, 24 November 1914) was a Flemish economist and politician.

New!!: Ghent University and Lodewijk De Raet · See more »

Luc Bossyns

Luc Bossyns is a Belgian businessman.

New!!: Ghent University and Luc Bossyns · See more »

Luc Coene

Luc Coene (11 March 1947 – 5 January 2017) was a Belgian economist.

New!!: Ghent University and Luc Coene · See more »

Luc Van den Bossche

Luc Van den Bossche (Aalst, 16 September 1947) is a Belgian socialist politician and father of Freya Van den Bossche.

New!!: Ghent University and Luc Van den Bossche · See more »

Lucienne Herman-Michielsens

Lucienne Adeline Jeanne Ida Herman-Michielsens (13 March 1926 – 22 January 1995) was a Belgian liberal politician and a member of the Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV).

New!!: Ghent University and Lucienne Herman-Michielsens · See more »

Marc Bossuyt

Baron Marc Bossuyt (born 9 January 1944 in Ghent) is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and a former judge at the Belgian Constitutional Court.

New!!: Ghent University and Marc Bossuyt · See more »

Marc Coucke

Marc Coucke (born January 27, 1965 in Ghent) is a Belgian businessman, Billionaire, inventor and media figure.

New!!: Ghent University and Marc Coucke · See more »

Marc Van Montagu

Marc Van Montagu (born 10 November 1933 in Ghent) is a Belgian molecular biologist.

New!!: Ghent University and Marc Van Montagu · See more »

Marc Zabeau

Marc Zabeau (born Lier, 1949) is a Belgian scientist and businessman.

New!!: Ghent University and Marc Zabeau · See more »

Marguerite Legot

Marguerite Victorine Zéphirine Anne De Riemaecker-Legot (9 March 1913 – 7 May 1977) was the first Belgian woman to serve as a government minister, and the first to be appointed Minister of State.

New!!: Ghent University and Marguerite Legot · See more »

Mark Janse

Mark Janse (born 31 August 1959 in Sas van Gent, The Netherlands) is BOF-ZAP research professor in Asia Minor and Ancient Greek at Ghent University, where he studied Classics, Hebrew and Linguistics.

New!!: Ghent University and Mark Janse · See more »

Martin De Prycker

Martin De Prycker (b. Sint-Niklaas, 16 January 1955) is a Belgian engineer and businessman.

New!!: Ghent University and Martin De Prycker · See more »

Martin Dobelle

Martin Dobelle (December 25, 1906 - August 11, 1986) was a prominent American surgeon.

New!!: Ghent University and Martin Dobelle · See more »

Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (also called Comte (Count) Maeterlinck from 1932; in Belgium, in France; 29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949) was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French.

New!!: Ghent University and Maurice Maeterlinck · See more »

May 1968 events in France

The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France.

New!!: Ghent University and May 1968 events in France · See more »

Michel de Kemmeter

Michel de Kemmeter (born) is a Belgian entrepreneur, real estate investor and author from Ghent.

New!!: Ghent University and Michel de Kemmeter · See more »

Mondelez International

Mondelēz International, Inc., is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs about 107,000 people around the world.

New!!: Ghent University and Mondelez International · See more »

National Bank of Belgium

The National Bank of Belgium (NBB; Nationale Bank van België, Banque nationale de Belgique, Belgische Nationalbank) has been the central bank of Belgium since 1850.

New!!: Ghent University and National Bank of Belgium · See more »

Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize (Swedish definite form, singular: Nobelpriset; Nobelprisen) is a set of six annual international awards bestowed in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, or scientific advances.

New!!: Ghent University and Nobel Prize · See more »

Omega Pharma

Omega Pharma was a Belgian-based pharmaceutical company which was acquired in 2014 by Perrigo Company plc, an Irish/U.S.-based global pharmaceutical public company.

New!!: Ghent University and Omega Pharma · See more »

Open access in Belgium

In Belgium, open access to scholarly communication accelerated after 2007 when the University of Liège adopted its first open-access mandate.

New!!: Ghent University and Open access in Belgium · See more »

Orde van den Prince

The Orde van den Prince or Order of the Prince is a Flemish-Dutch society for the promotion of the language and culture of the Netherlands (Flanders and Netherlands).

New!!: Ghent University and Orde van den Prince · See more »

Papyrus 30

Papyrus 30 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), designated by \mathfrak30, is an early copy of the New Testament in Greek.

New!!: Ghent University and Papyrus 30 · See more »

Paul Fredericq

Paul Fredericq (12 August 1850 – 23 March 1920) was a Belgian historian at Ghent University active in the promotion of the use of the Dutch language in Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Paul Fredericq · See more »

Paul Mansion

Paul Mansion (1844–1919) was a Belgian mathematician, editor of the journal Mathesis.

New!!: Ghent University and Paul Mansion · See more »

Paul Van Cauwenberge

Paul Van Cauwenberge (born 1 April 1949 in Zottegem) is a Belgian academic and chairman of Hogeschool Gent.

New!!: Ghent University and Paul Van Cauwenberge · See more »

Paul van Geert

Paul van Geert is a Professor of developmental psychology at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

New!!: Ghent University and Paul van Geert · See more »

Peter Piot

Baron Peter Karel Piot, KCMG, FRCP, FMedSci (born 1949) is a Belgian microbiologist known for his research into Ebola and AIDS.

New!!: Ghent University and Peter Piot · See more »

Philippe Herreweghe

Philippe Herreweghe (born 2 May 1947, Ghent) is a Belgian conductor.

New!!: Ghent University and Philippe Herreweghe · See more »

Pierre Nolf

Pierre Nolf (Ypres, 26 July 1873 – Brussels, 14 September 1953) was a Belgian scientist and politician.

New!!: Ghent University and Pierre Nolf · See more »

Piet Vanthemsche

Piet, Baron Vanthemsche (6 December 1955) is a Belgian veterinary surgeon and civil servant.

New!!: Ghent University and Piet Vanthemsche · See more »

Prudens van Duyse

Prudentius van Duyse or Prudens van Duyse (Dendermonde, 17 September 1804 – Ghent, 13 November 1859) was a Flemish writer.

New!!: Ghent University and Prudens van Duyse · See more »

Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities.

New!!: Ghent University and Public university · See more »

QS World University Rankings

QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

New!!: Ghent University and QS World University Rankings · See more »

Rector (academia)

A rector ("ruler", from meaning "ruler") is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school.

New!!: Ghent University and Rector (academia) · See more »

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

The Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO; Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen) is a Belgian public research council, based in Brussels.

New!!: Ghent University and Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) · See more »

Robert Cailliau

Robert Cailliau (born 26 January 1947) is a Belgian informatics engineer and computer scientist who created the first web browser for the Mac.

New!!: Ghent University and Robert Cailliau · See more »

Roland Peelman

Roland Peelman (born in Belgium) is an Australian conductor and musical director.

New!!: Ghent University and Roland Peelman · See more »

Rudi Mariën

Rudi Mariën is a Belgian scientist and businessman.

New!!: Ghent University and Rudi Mariën · See more »

Rudy Dekeyser

Rudy Dekeyser was until May 2012 the Managing Director of VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology He was until May 2012 head of the technology transfer team of the institute. He obtained a PhD in molecular biology at the University of Ghent. He was director of DevGen and CropDesign and is a director of the biotech companies Ablynx, Peakadilly, Actogenix, EMBLEM (technology transfer company of EMBL) and FlandersBio. He is also co-founder of ASTP (Association or European Science and Technology Professionals) and visiting professor innovation and management at the University of Ghent.

New!!: Ghent University and Rudy Dekeyser · See more »

S. N. Balagangadhara

S.

New!!: Ghent University and S. N. Balagangadhara · See more »

Science and technology in Flanders

Science and technology in Flanders, being the Flemish Community and more specifically the northern region of Belgium (Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.

New!!: Ghent University and Science and technology in Flanders · See more »

SGroup European Universities' Network

The SGroup European Universities' Network (SGroup) is a non-for-profit founded in 1992 composed of over 30 higher education institutions from 15 European countries.

New!!: Ghent University and SGroup European Universities' Network · See more »

Social sustainability

Social life is the least defined and least understood of the different ways of approaching sustainability and sustainable development.

New!!: Ghent University and Social sustainability · See more »

Student activism

Student activism is work by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social change.

New!!: Ghent University and Student activism · See more »

Suzanne Lilar

Baroness Suzanne Lilar (née Suzanne Verbist; 21 May 1901 – 12 December 1992) was a Flemish Belgian essayist, novelist, and playwright writing in French.

New!!: Ghent University and Suzanne Lilar · See more »

Thierry Bogaert

Thierry Bogaert is a Belgian scientist and businessman.

New!!: Ghent University and Thierry Bogaert · See more »

Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

New!!: Ghent University and Time (magazine) · See more »

Times Higher Education

Times Higher Education (THE), formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), is a weekly magazine based in London, reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education.

New!!: Ghent University and Times Higher Education · See more »

Tom Lanoye

Tom Lanoye (his name is pronounced the French way: /lanwa/) was born 27 August 1958 in the Belgian city Sint Niklaas.

New!!: Ghent University and Tom Lanoye · See more »

U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report is an American media company that publishes news, opinion, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis.

New!!: Ghent University and U.S. News & World Report · See more »

Unipept

Unipept is an open source research tool developed at Ghent University.

New!!: Ghent University and Unipept · See more »

United Kingdom of the Netherlands

The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1839.

New!!: Ghent University and United Kingdom of the Netherlands · See more »

United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

New!!: Ghent University and United Nations · See more »

University

A university (universitas, "a whole") is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in various academic disciplines.

New!!: Ghent University and University · See more »

University Foundation

The Belgian University Foundation (French: Fondation Universitaire, Dutch: Universitaire Stichting) was founded in 1920.

New!!: Ghent University and University Foundation · See more »

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie

VIB is a research institute located in Flanders, Belgium.

New!!: Ghent University and Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie · See more »

Von Bissing University

The Vlaamsche Hoogeschool (Dutch; "Flemish Academy"), commonly known as the von Bissing University (von-Bissinguniversiteit), was a Dutch-speaking university in Ghent established in German-occupied Belgium in October 1916.

New!!: Ghent University and Von Bissing University · See more »

Walter Fiers

Walter Fiers (born 1931 in Ypres, West Flanders) is a Belgian molecular biologist.

New!!: Ghent University and Walter Fiers · See more »

William I of the Netherlands

William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

New!!: Ghent University and William I of the Netherlands · See more »

Wim Blockmans

Wim Pieter Blockmans (born 26 May 1945, Antwerp, Belgium) was Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University between 1987 and 2010.

New!!: Ghent University and Wim Blockmans · See more »

World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

New!!: Ghent University and World War I · See more »

World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

New!!: Ghent University and World War II · See more »

Xavier Saelens

Xavier Saelens (born 1965) is a Belgian scientist and currently his main research interest is finding a universal influenza vaccine.

New!!: Ghent University and Xavier Saelens · See more »

Yaakov Dori

Yaakov Dori (October 8, 1899 – January 22, 1973) (יעקב דורי) was the first Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

New!!: Ghent University and Yaakov Dori · See more »

Yves Leterme

Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (born 6 October 1960 in Wervik) is a Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V).

New!!: Ghent University and Yves Leterme · See more »

Zwijnaarde science park

The Zwijnaarde science park is a science park of Ghent University, located in Zwijnaarde near Ghent (Belgium).

New!!: Ghent University and Zwijnaarde science park · See more »

Redirects here:

Financial Law Insitute, Financial Law Institute, Gent University, Ghent university, State University of Ghent, UGent, Ugent, Universiteit Gent, Universitete Ghent, University Ghent, University of Gent, University of Ghent, University of Ghent, Belgium, University of ghent.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent_University

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »